title: Left atrial myxoma in a child: a challenging diagnosis of a rare lesion.
abstract: An eight-year-old child presented with congestive heart failure, blurred vision, and unexplained constitutional symptoms. An echocardiogram demonstrated a giant left atrial mass that obstructed the mitral valve inflow. After excision of the myxoma, the patient had an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Louisiana State University and Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA 70018, USA.
authors.forename: Steffan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sernich
authors.forename: Aman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Dhiraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caspi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
keywords: cardiac tumor; myxoma; pediatric; surgery emergency